Where does “kampitus” come from?
kampitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kampittaa, from Finnish kamppi, from Swedish kamp, from Low German kempe, from Middle Low German kamp, from Old Saxon kamp, from Proto-West Germanic kamp, from Latin campus — to bend, to curve.
kampitus (Finnish): tripping, trip causing to fall or stumble
Definitions
- tripping, trip causing to fall or stumble
Ancestry of “kampitus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kampittaa | to trip cause to fall or stumble |
| 2 | Finnish | kamppi | tripping; Synonym of ahma |
| 3 | Swedish | kamp | a fight, a struggle; a fight, a battle; a match;... |
| 4 | Low German | kempe | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | kamp | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | kamp | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 8 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |